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    Which Mapei adhesive for 600mm porcelain tiles on a concrete floor

    10 minutes ago Add bookmark #1 Which mapei adhesive ( it's convenient for me to buy this brand ) is best suited for laying 600 x 600 porcelain tiles on a dead flat one year old concrete floor. I heard Mapekar rapid set is good ? Wickes sell a mapei fast set PLUS but unsure if it's suitable...
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    Flexing wet room floor

    The mosiac tiles near to the drainage area are flexing quite a bit. We can see the drain moving up and down too. The grouting is cracked in places. What's going on? Is there not enough support underneath the shower tray? Any help much appreciated.
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    Expansion Joints in Floor Screed

    Hi, Looking for some advice regarding tiling over expansion joints in floor screed. I’m getting conflicting information as to wether I can tile over the joint or that I need to install expansion joints. My issue is that I’m laying herringbone style wood effect tiles and want to continue them out...
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    Prepping bathroom floor

    I removed small ceramic tiles from floor but the paper backing and a very thin layer of thinset remains. Can I remove the loose pieces of paper then seal the floor with a primer/sealer before laying new 12x24 tiles? The plywood backer is intact and the surface, as it stands now is level and...
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    Tiles not bonded to floor properly

    We are having some issues with our newly laid tiles. Within several weeks of being laid, we noticed some hollow and 'popping' sounds on the tiles in high traffic areas and the grout started to crack. We are getting conflicting answers about what the issue could be from our contractor. Can you...
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    Would a floor laser work on a ship?

    Hi all, im wondering if a floor laser would work on a ship as it is not looking for level its just point to point and is following the ship’s movement?
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    Oscano Graphite Matt Stone effect Ceramic Wall & floor tile

    Hi, this is a long shot, but does anyone happen to have any Oscano Graphite Matt Stone effect Ceramic Wall & floor tiles? They appear to have been discontinued by B&Q Thanks
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    Domino Monsaraz Castanho mix and decor floor tiles

    I have 141 Domino Monsaraz Castanho floor tiles unused as new - rectangle (32.5 16.5 cms) x 67; large square (32.5 x 32.5 cms) x 32; small square plain (16.5 x 16.5 cms) x 37; and small square decorative (16.5 x 16.5 cms) x 5 Total 8.1 sqm These are made in Portugal and are terracotta...
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    Cement floor adhesive sealant.

    I'm looking at using STS TG4 cement boards in our bathroom. My local stockist is out of stock of sealant (they offer Illsbruck SP540 rather than STS's own stuff so there must be loads of alternatives? I'm not looking to cut corners, just a suitable alternative - STS only sell theirs in boxes...
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    Tiler needed- Hampton TW12. Kitchen floor tiles cracked

    The tiles are 60x60 and sat one a Wunda floor UFH system (Water). The builder who installed them didn’t use the right adhesive or any primer. I have the tiles. We are in Hampton TW12 Thanks Alan
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    large floor area with 1200 x 230 porcelain tiles

    ADVICE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. The room is 10M x 4 M and has a new 50mm liquid screed over wet UFH. I intend to use Durabase C++ decoupling mat and Kerakoll Biogel adhesive. As the tiles are wood effect (Topps Kanza) I intend laying the tiles along the length of the room with staggered joints so...
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    Intentional crack left on wet room floor!

    I've had a wet room fitted. The tiler has left a crack in a tile near the drain of shower. He tells us it's intentional to help water drain down. Can anyone confirm if this is true?
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    Karndean - prepping the floor

    Hi folks, I will be tiling a bathroom floor with Karndean next week - any recommendations on the subfloor? Thanks in advance.
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    Crunchy tiles on concrete floor (first floor

    Hello We live in a townhouse built 2007. Both the floors are concrete. The first floor kitchen tiles have suddenly started sounding crunchy. It's been very cold, is that causing it in some way? Is it something to do with whatever was used to bond them to the concrete in the first place? Is there...
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    Tiled floor not cured properly - help!

    Hi guys, sorry for the clunky thread title... Just over a year ago we had a side return/knock-through extension project done on our home in South London - end result was a 40sqm +/- kitchen diner space, which has turned out really well asides from the tiles... We went with 600 x 1200...
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    Chipped Floor Tile - Best Way to Fix

    Hi all I have some chips on my kitchen floor tiles. What is the best method to fix them please? Thanks in advice. Jim
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    Help to ID this floor tile

    Can someone please help ID this floor tile? These are 13"x13", the back is stamped with the word "Corona" and also says "Made in Columbia" . TIA.
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    Durabase matting over Hardie 6mm floor

    Hi, Would you use Durabase matting over Hardie 6mm floor? Im not 100% happy with the ply floor so am going to use 6mm Hardie backer 1200 x 600 mm. Its advised to go in a brick-bond staggered to reduce chance of cracking, but Im kind of thinking that there a loads more joins now than I had with...
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    Tiling I a ply floor with ufh

    Tiling an18 mm ply floor with wet ufh under ply any recommendations thx
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    Norcross NX Floor tile adhesive failure

    need eyes in the back of your head. Using Norcros NX standard set floor tile adhesive. After an issue with multipro boards I did some trials with this product. Following tec instructions on the bag, to the letter, after. 4 day cure my tiles pulled off with minimal finger pressure. On primed ext...
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